Origin period start year places a script in the era when it first came into use. Wikipedia notes the Greek alphabet "has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BC," making it one of the oldest alphabets still in active use. Browsing by origin period shows how old a given writing system really is.
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1. Wikipedia: Brahmi Script
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The writing system only went through relatively minor evolutionary changes from the Mauryan period (3rd century BCE) down to the early Gupta period (4th century CE), and it is thought that as late as the 4th century CE, a literate person could still read and understand Mauryan inscriptions.
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